AAROHAN - Panel discussion about MBA: Why, When & How

A panel discussion on life before, during & after B school featuring top industry professionals, esteemed faculty, education experts, current & aspiring management students.
Is my career moving in the right direction? Should I start preparing for higher studies? Well, GRE sounds great and coherent with engineering, but at the same time CAT will also lead me to the Business School of my choice? May be I should take up a job. I’m confused; I think I should talk to somebody. But, there’s too much information around and I don’t know whom I should be talking to ?
If any of these questions are crushing you to death, please come to have an interaction with Aarohan. Aarohan, a non-profit initiative run by IIT/IIM alumni, will host a panel discussion to create awareness and inquire into various aspects of management education in India. It aims to address questions like - Why MBA? What is the right time to do an MBA? What happens during MBA? and What to expect after MBA? - through discussion, debate and Q&A between current & prospective students, MBA faculty, industry professionals, experts and top B-school alumni representing a broad cross-section of careers ranging from investment banking, strategy consulting, marketing, and media to entrepreneurship. This discussion will help you solve the initial conundrum of career planning, as most of the panel members have an engineering background. We will also discuss about the aspirations and expectations of students and the realities of B-school. The discussion will also touch upon the impact of the global economic recession on careers post MBA to ensure that you make an informed choice before taking the plunge.
Panel Profile:
The panel will mainly consist of IIT/IIM alumni working across different industry sectors like Strategy Consulting (Mckinsey, BCG), Investment Banking (Merill Lynch, UBS, Citibank, HSBC), Marketing and Media. To provide a unique perspective, we are inviting top management from HR Consultancy firms. There will also be representation from niche sectors like Private equity (NV Capital) and Entrepreneurship. Current students from top Business schools in Bombay like: SP Jain, SJSOM along with students pursing PhD post MBA will also join the discussion. Furthermore, efforts are on to get career counseling experts associated with various media house on the panel. The discussion will also have representation from the MBA faculty, as they are the ones who help transform students into leaders of the future.

Date : 1st Feb 2009, VJTI Mumbai
Timing : 3.00 PM